At the peak growing season, participants
can get a peek inside the beautiful edible gardens of neighbors in Oak
Park, Forest Park, River Forest and Austin. Visitors will learn about
urban agriculture, organic gardening, raised beds, successive planting
and more. Cycling from garden to garden is encouraged.

Highlights of this year’s Edible Garden Tour include:

Back by popular demand: The Ioder Goat Farm housed in a backyard garage in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago

Examples of successful community gardens including Wonderworks
Childrens Museum, The Longfellow Family Garden Club Garden, the Forest
Park Community Garden and the Dominican Priory Garden

A private home in North Oak Park that completely converted their front and back yard into an orchard and vegetable garden

A private home in South Oak Park with a children's garden including a cucumber teepee

“This year, we’re really seeing more people trying their hand at
growing their own food,” said Jill Niewoehner, chairwoman of the Edible
Garden Tour. “The number of families raising chickens has increased too.
This event is ideal for those curious about gardening with edibles and
for people looking for inspiration to try something new and different in
their gardens.”

Tickets are limited and may sell out. Order tickets online in advance at http://sugarbeetegt.brownpapertickets.com/
Co-op Members are $10, General Public $12 and Kids are FREE, but
everyone must register. Become a new member of The Sugar Beet Co-op the
day of the Edible Garden Tour and your tickets to the tour are free!
Walk up ticket sales, check in, and map pickup the day of the tour is
from 9:30-2pm at future site of The Sugar Beet Co-op 812 Madison, Oak
Park.

Also, raffle tickets will be sold at The Sugar Beet Co-op
for a chance to win a $250 garden consult and or a signed copy of the
book, “From the Ground Up,” by Jeanne Nolan the Organic Gardener
responsible for the edible gardens at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

The
Sugar Beet Co-op will be open to the public in early 2015.
Member-owners of the Sugar Beet Co-op will receive store discounts,
voting rights, and patronage dividends. Membership is open to everyone
and can be purchased through the Sugar Beet Co-op’s website. www.sugarbeetcoop.com